WATCH: Gov. Bobby Jindal Shares His Vision for America
NEW ORLEANS — Under the direction of Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal, Louisiana has enacted reforms to education, ethics, health care and taxes, generating buzz about… Read More
Exclusive: Days After Supreme Court Challenge, Hobby Lobby President Speaks Out [VIDEO]
NEW ORLEANS — Hobby Lobby President Steve Green set the record straight about his company’s fight against the government over the controversial Obamacare mandate. In… Read More
SecurityNews
Sen. Jeff Sessions Rips ‘Weakening’ Enforcement of Immigration Laws, Warns of ‘Open Invitation’ to Violators
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R–Ala.) slams the Obama administration’s loosening of already lax enforcement of immigration laws in a report revealing that almost no illegal immigrant… Read More
Health CareNews
These Families Challenged Obamacare at the Supreme Court. Now They’re Speaking Out for Religious Liberty.
NEW ORLEANS — The two families who brought lawsuits against the government for its controversial Obamacare mandate delivered a stirring defense of religious freedom just… Read More
Asia Pivot Should Be More Than Just Rhetoric and Good Intentions
President Obama’s impending trip to Asia in April is an opportunity for the U.S. to go beyond mere rhetorical commitment to the Asia pivot. At… Read More
Obamacare Reconsidered: Senators Push Fixes for Law They Embraced
Six U.S. senators stepped up their pressure for fixes to Obamacare in a joint op-ed in Politico detailing needed changes in President Obama’s signature health law. But they… Read More
Tackling Welfare: For People and the Corporations They Form
The first step toward solving a problem is admitting you have a problem. Representative Paul Ryan (R–WI) and the House Budget Committee recently took that… Read More
3 Little Questions About Those 6 Million Obamacare Enrollees
The Obama administration claims to have hit—and might even surpass—its (already lowered) goal of 6 million exchange enrollees for 2014. But the reported enrollment surge… Read More
How Conservatives Win
It should come as no surprise The New York Times would bury news of a conservative victory over President Obama on page 8. The lead… Read More
Will Brooke: Ready to ‘Do Some Damage’ to Obamacare (VIDEO)
After testing a wide range of firearms on a thick copy of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, candidate Will Brooke decided it’s… Read More
Arrest of Senior Chinese Officer More Proof That the Party Is in Control of the Military
This past week, retired Chinese general Xu Caihou was detained in the course of an investigation into corruption within the senior ranks of the People’s… Read More
SocietyNews
The Pope Talked to Obama Today About Religious Liberty. Will It Matter?
During a meeting today, Pope Francis talked to President Obama about religious freedom, an issue that has come under heightened scrutiny in recent years as… Read More
Heritage’s Salvatori Prize Goes to Families Fighting for Religious Freedom
NEW ORLEANS — Two days after the Supreme Court heard arguments in defense of religious liberty against a controversial Obamacare mandate, The Heritage Foundation awarded its Salvatori Prize… Read More
Affirming the Taiwan Relations Act
The House Foreign Affairs Committee met this week to mark up H. Res. 494, “Affirming the Importance of the Taiwan Relations Act [TRA].” The bill,… Read More
SecurityNews
Defense Cuts Leaving the U.S. Navy Toothless?
Earlier this month, the Obama administration released the annual FY2015 budget request for the Department of Defense. As analysts pore over the several thousand pages… Read More
How to Avoid Another Housing Crisis, Explained in Under a Minute
Should the government have a role in the housing market? Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac cost taxpayers billions of dollars, even in good economic times,… Read More
How Obama Is Strangling the Economy in Red Tape
Regulation: It’s a mostly hidden drain on the economy—and a favorite of the Obama administration. It affects all of our lives—and wallets—yet rarely makes headlines…. Read More
A Temporary Medicare SGR “Patch” Is Better Than Permanent Deficits
House Speaker John Boehner (R–OH) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D–NV) have just reached an agreement on a temporary, 12-month Medicare “doc fix” that… Read More
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No to a United Nations for the Internet
Here are three rules to live by for the Internet: Keep it regulation-free; Keep it tax-free; and Keep it censorship-free. All of these sensible guidelines… Read More
Congress Could Take This One Step and Weaken Putin Significantly. So Why Won’t They?
Now that Congress has wisely chosen not to include unrelated Internal Monetary Fund reform in the Ukrainian aid package, policymakers should focus on practical solutions… Read More
Members of the ‘Independent’ EPA Advisory Committee Got $180 Million from EPA
How “independent” can an advisory committee be if 15 of its 20 members received an aggregate $180 million from the agency it is advising? That’s… Read More
Boehner On New Obamacare Delay: ‘What the Hell Is This? A Joke?’ (VIDEO)
House speaker John Boehner (R–Ohio) ridiculed the latest Obamacare delay today, sarcastically saying that President Obama “hasn’t put enough loopholes into the law already. The… Read More
No Barrier to Holding IRS’s Lerner in Contempt, House Counsel Says
A House of Representatives committee has met all legal requirements to schedule a vote on holding former IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress… Read More
Target Twitter: Turkey’s Government’s War on Social Media
Last week, the Turkish government of Prime Minister Recep Tayjip Erdogan became the latest regime to attempt to stem the social media Twitter tide. What… Read More
Pope Francis Is Meeting Obama Tomorrow. But They’ll Never Be Besties.
President Obama and Pope Francis aren’t likely to be best friends forever after they meet tomorrow—despite some journalists’ excitement over the event. “Obama To Find… Read More
Reid’s Justification for New Obamacare Signup Delay: ‘People Are Not Educated on How to Use the Internet’
It’s not that HealthCare.gov is a nightmare. Instead, it’s the fault of incompetent Americans. That’s the jist of what Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D–Nev.)… Read More
Congressional Skepticism of Aid to Afghanistan Grows as U.S. Troops Withdraw
As the U.S. continues to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, possibly all of them by the end of the year, Members of Congress are increasingly doubtful… Read More
Obama Administration: We Never Mean a Word We Say
No, it cannot happen. It will not happen. The Obama administration absolutely, positively will NOT extend the deadline to sign up for Obamacare. This isn’t… Read More
Obamacare’s March 31 Deadline Extended
With the March 31 deadline to enroll in Obamacare’s federal insurance marketplace quickly approaching, the Obama administration announced Tuesday night it would give Americans extra… Read More
WATCH: Religious Liberty Goes to the Supreme Court
Passionate advocates on both sides of the issue showed up outside the Supreme Court this morning as the justices heard arguments in two cases in… Read More
